Ashley Hope Pérez published Out of Darkness in 2015 to critical acclaim. The novel re-contextualized contemporary issues of race providing a historical framework in a not-so-post-racial America.
Families who had their lives shattered on Dec. 14, 2012, are still straining under the weight of their losses — and still pushing for the changes they had hoped would have already happened by now.
A new government report shows inflation cooled a bit in November. But prices are still climbing and the Federal Reserve is preparing to raise interest rates again.
NPR's A Martínez talks to writer Jason Reynolds, who is ending his term as the national ambassador for young people's literature. The Library of Congress appointed him to the post three years ago.
Using CRISPR to modify certain immune cells could make cancer-fighting immunotherapy more potent for a broader set of patients. Two people who went through the treatment share their stories.
Rupert Murdoch will be deposed this week in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which also alleges that Fox News destroyed messages from star Sean Hannity and others.
The last 747 jumbo jet rolled out of the factory this week after 53 years in production. How did the Boeing plane revolutionize airlines and what does its retirement mean for the industry today?
"The Whale," is a movie that tells the story of a 600-pound man estranged from his teenage daughter. The filmmakers have been criticized for not casting an obese actor in the role.
The Biden administration wants to discourage migrants from crossing the border illegally when pandemic restrictions end. That looming deadline has revived a dispute about asylum and border security.
Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is leaving her party to register as an independent. The decision shakes up the power dynamic in the closely divided U.S. Senate.
Ukrainian doctors are getting a crash course in lung transplants here in the U.S. Patients usually leave Ukraine for the surgery, but the war has increased the need for care back home.
Washington Post writer Jason Rezaian spent 544 days unjustly imprisoned by Iran. With Brittney Griner's release from Russian custody, Rezaian reflects on his own experience of being detained.
The Georgia High School Sports Association and GPB are excited to showcase the best in high school athletics as boys tackle football and girls flag football championships get underway in Atlanta on Thursday.
Playing competitive youth soccer can cost families a small fortune, excluding kids who might excel at the sport. There are efforts around the country to get more kids in the game.
